Summer is here in the northern hemisphere. It's a great time to go outside and soak up some sunshine. A little vitamin D is good for everybody. This is also a time when many schools run summer enrichment programs that provide kids with some learning...
A list of Scottish pre-school and out-of-school clubs that are mainly outdoors and up for it!A list of Scottish pre-school and out-of-school clubs that are mainly outdoors and up for it!Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, nature kindergarten, outdoor nursery, Scotland, ScottishRead More...
A list of Scottish pre-school and out-of-school clubs that are mainly outdoors and up for it!A list of Scottish pre-school and out-of-school clubs that are mainly outdoors and up for it!Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, nature kindergarten, outdoor nursery, Scotland, ScottishRead More...
Social media: If you find it hard to get started on tasks that seem overwhelming or find yourself checking your email twenty times each day and still end up with an overflowing inbox, you might be in need of the Pomodoro Technique! You can use...
Earlier this week I answered an email from a reader who was looking for a way to share his Google Slides with his students without them being able to see his speaker notes. Unfortunately, there isn't an add-on or extension that will do that for...
Two weeks ago in my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter I outlined six things to try when a website or web app isn't working as you expected it to. Based on click-through, that was my most popular newsletter of the year! For those who haven't seen...
In the last week or so I've had a couple of people ask me how I create the thumbnail images for my YouTube videos. I make all of my thumbnail images, AKA cover images, from a simple template found in Canva. I use Canva templates...
During a webinar that I hosted earlier today the topic of Google Sites access settings came up. That topic usually does come up whenever I talk about using Google Sites with students. It comes up because just as there is a difference between publishing and...
My school year ended last week and I'm looking forward to doing some things that I didn't have time for during the last crazy months of the school year. One of those things is reading some books at a leisurely pace. For those of you...
The Tour de France begins at the end of this week. As an avid cyclist I enjoy watching it and I find that it provides some neat opportunities for science, health, and physical education lessons. Here are some of my go-to resources for teaching and...
